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Need Help! Google Maps problem

I keep posting the question in the AVA thread (which is the ROM I'm running RC3) but it keeps getting lost and nobody answering. I do not have Google Maps installed...some how I lost it during the flash. Here's what I've done to try to install it
1. Install unsuccessful from Market
2. Reinstall from Ti Backup - failed
3. Install APK from unzipped ROM dump - unsuccessful
4. Downloaded someone else's file that didnt work
The only reason I care is because every time I click "Navigation" nothing happens and I'm sure its because I dont have any maps for it to use
I'm not really a noob but I am when it comes to ADB so I hope the fix doesnt involve that but if it does I'll figure it out I'm sure. Thanks guys and of course I've searched but nobody has really had this problem

why use the rc3 when the official one should be out in a couple of days
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

try
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/Maps.apk
adb uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps
and then reinstall from market

[Q] Hulu working on EVO stock-rooted Froyo 2.2?

Isn't Hulu supposed to be playable on Froyo? Doesn't seem to work on the Evo with netarchy's Froyo stock-rooted ROM. I've been researching this topic for a fix, and I've seen something done for Nexus One and CM6 users but I don't want to loose 4G. I thought being able to watch Hulu was one of the most hyped about features of having Froyo.

You need a hacked version of Flash, and to change your UAString to Desktop. Search in the Nexus One forum for details.

Engadget has a walkthrough for the Nexus One. All but actually playing a video worked great on my Evo running CM6 :/. maybe you will have more luck on the Sense browser..

Here's another link I found for the Nexus One: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688054
I tried installing the apk but it would not not install.

XevoX said:
Here's another link I found for the Nexus One: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688054
I tried installing the apk but it would not not install.
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Did you by chance already have flash installed? If yes, you need to uninstall it first.... If no, what was the error? Did you use adb to install? or? I have that version installed on my phone (running cm6)...

Hairongreenfire said:
Engadget has a walkthrough for the Nexus One. All but actually playing a video worked great on my Evo running CM6 :/. maybe you will have more luck on the Sense browser..
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I have Hulu working just fine via the default browser on CM6 nightly and RC1. Read the instructions and try again.

I appreciate the help fellas, but I'm looking for a stock-rooted Froyo solution. With the CM6 ROM you have to give up 4G, FM Radio, etc.
[QUOTE=spiicytuna;7455905]Did you by chance already have flash installed? If yes, you need to uninstall it first.... If no, what was the error? Did you use adb to install? or? I have that version installed on my phone (running cm6)...[/QUOTE]
How do I go about uninstalling Flash? I tried installing the apk straight up with estrong.

XevoX said:
I appreciate the help fellas, but I'm looking for a stock-rooted Froyo solution. With the CM6 ROM you have to give up 4G, FM Radio, etc.
spiicytuna said:
Did you by chance already have flash installed? If yes, you need to uninstall it first.... If no, what was the error? Did you use adb to install? or? I have that version installed on my phone (running cm6)...
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How do I go about uninstalling Flash? I tried installing the apk straight up with estrong.
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1) Uninstall Flash from the Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All menu.
2) Install the hacked Nexus One version of Flash with Hulu support, via ADB.
3) Open any page in your browser then go to the url "about:debug" (without the quotes) and then go to Menu>Settings. Scroll all the way down to the bottom, select UAString, and change from Android to Desktop.
4) Go to http://www.hulu.com/
5) Enjoy.

drmacinyasha said:
1) Uninstall Flash from the Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All menu.
2) Install the hacked Nexus One version of Flash with Hulu support, via ADB.
3) Open any page in your browser then go to the url "about:debug" (without the quotes) and then go to Menu>Settings. Scroll all the way down to the bottom, select UAString, and change from Android to Desktop.
4) Go to http://www.hulu.com/
5) Enjoy.
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doesnt seem to uninstall that way...

mrloserpunk said:
doesnt seem to uninstall that way...
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The leaked Sense 2.2 ROM has Flash 10.1 installed from the get-go, so you can't uninstall it in a traditional way. If you go into /system/app/ there is install_flash_player.apk. I renamed it "install_flash_player.apkz" (this makes it so Android doesn't recognize it, pretty much the same as just deleting it) so I could see what that would change. It doesn't remove Flash 10.1 from Menu > Settings > Applications, but it did stop Flash from loading in the browser. You could try that, but I don't know how far it'd get you.

cloud858rk said:
The leaked Sense 2.2 ROM has Flash 10.1 installed from the get-go, so you can't uninstall it in a traditional way. If you go into /system/app/ there is install_flash_player.apk. I renamed it "install_flash_player.apkz" (this makes it so Android doesn't recognize it, pretty much the same as just deleting it) so I could see what that would change. It doesn't remove Flash 10.1 from Menu > Settings > Applications, but it did stop Flash from loading in the browser. You could try that, but I don't know how far it'd get you.
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I tried that way. Still get the can't install error. Flash
Uninstall is greyed out in stock 2.2 with root.

if you're rooted, use adb, shell in, navigate to where the apk is in system/app, rm it, then navigate to the data/data/ folder that the data is stored, rm that too. reboot. install the modified flash apk.
if you know part of the file name (adobe, or flash, or whatever), use adb shell, then
find -name "*partofthenameyouknow*.*"
it'll spit out the locations of the apk, data, and cache. then just rm -rf all those files. reboot. install the modified flash apk

timothydonohue said:
if you're rooted, use adb, shell in, navigate to where the apk is in system/app, rm it, then navigate to the data/data/ folder that the data is stored, rm that too. reboot. install the modified flash apk.
if you know part of the file name (adobe, or flash, or whatever), use adb shell, then
find -name "*partofthenameyouknow*.*"
it'll spit out the locations of the apk, data, and cache. then just rm -rf all those files. reboot. install the modified flash apk
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Im getting closer. I did what you said. Was able to get the Flash 10.1 from the Nexus forum installed. When I got to Hulu, it still gives me "not available on your platform" error.
Edit: I forgot the about:debug command. Although, I did that, it still didnt work. I then downloaded the Hulu app made by someone, and
whala, Hulu is working.
Thanks

what hulu app? I could not locate it.... man this looks like a pain in the rear.... no way to simply change the way hulu see's my EVO? like a useragent string or is flash giving me away?
Owell, at least southparkstudios is working fine

mrloserpunk said:
what hulu app? I could not locate it.... man this looks like a pain in the rear.... no way to simply change the way hulu see's my EVO? like a useragent string or is flash giving me away?
Owell, at least southparkstudios is working fine
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Actually, not a PIA at all.
Just fyi, I didnt use any ADB commands, just did it all on the phone using SUFBS.
1> Simply what was mentioned above. Remove the Adobe Flash stuff from the System/app and Data/Data area.
- I did this by renaming the directories using SUFBS on my phone.
2> Reboot Phone.
3> Install the Modified Flash (Found in the Nexus Thread)
- Once again, I just downloaded on the phone and used SUFBS to install.
4> Reboot Phone
5> Go to Browser, type about:debug and GO. Then go to Settings and down at the bottom, change the UAString to Desktop.
6> Whala.
This thread helped me out alot: (Widget here too).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686765&highlight=hulu

AWESOME! Huge help, I got it done using winSCP. Incredibly easy. Thanks alot! Today has been a great day for my Evo... it got 2.2, SSH, Flash w/hulu... whats next a gold back cover? Thanks again!!

This fix (manually deleting the apk's) requires a full root, right?

dallashigh said:
This fix (manually deleting the apk's) requires a full root, right?
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Yep.
Is Hulu still working for you guys? I get "The requested video cannot be displayed in your region" message now. I read that this will happen after you reboot....

mrloserpunk said:
doesnt seem to uninstall that way...
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If you still havent got it to work,grab Android Mate from the market and use that to install the hacked flash version.It will ask if you want to replace the original flash so there is no need to uninstall it first.Then do the about:bug from your browser and you'll be good to go.

tsunami0ne said:
Yep.
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Thanks. I was 99% sure, but I wanted confirmation before I wasted any of my time.
I am an Unrevoked3 user (I know, I know. No lectures please), and was pretty pissed about this. Then I discovered that NAND is unlocked when I'm in the ClockworkMod recovery. So I booted into recovery and did the following on my PC:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
mount -o rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /data
cd /system
mv install_flash_player.apk install_flash_player.ap_
cd lib
mv libflashplayer.so libflashplayer.s_
cd /data/data
rm -r com.adobe.flashplayer
cd com.android.browser/app_plugins/
rm -r com.adobe.flashplayer
umount /system
umount /data
exit
adb reboot
Then I installed the hacked APK, did the UA fix and was rockin and rollin.
Note the remount flag is not necessary above, because the partitions are not already mounted. In fact, if you try to use the remount flag, it will fail. I have .tar backups of the two directories deleted, if anyone by chance needs them to restore.
tsunami0ne said:
Is Hulu still working for you guys? I get "The requested video cannot be displayed in your region" message now. I read that this will happen after you reboot....
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When you reboot, the UA reverts to default and you have to change it back to Desktop again.

[Q] Been outta the game a bit: Question about pushing apps

Ive had a rooted hero for about a year now, but ive been deployed since the evo came out and now i finally got one and havnt decided on root yet. With pda net, launcher pro, and the fps issue fixed, im not sure i care to root at the moment.
Anyways too the point: Is there still no way to push apps to non rooted phone instead of installing them?
i saw some " Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine" and was wondering whats the deal with it. Is it the same as enabling 3rd party apps from the setting menu, or is a way to force/push apps to phone? Or is it just a way for AT&T customers to install third party apps?
if there is no way around it, i guess ill be rooting in the near future. Sorry if its a noob type question. Im just new to the "sideload" term
thanks guys

Just out of curiosity, why is it so important to be able to push apps with adb? Why not just install them with Astro or ES?

easy. not sure if this first step is neccesary, but go to settings apps and check the off market apps box. then, cd to your tools folder, and type "adb install (app name).apk" (without quotes) hope this helps. pm me if you need help setting up adb

_MetalHead_ said:
Just out of curiosity, why is it so important to be able to push apps with adb? Why not just install them with Astro or ES?
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not really for 3rd party apps as i know how to do all that, but more so for things like installing AOSP programs, programs ported from other phones etc. Programs that would normally give you the can not install error when using astro etc.
dkdude36 said:
easy. not sure if this first step is neccesary, but go to settings apps and check the off market apps box. then, cd to your tools folder, and type "adb install (app name).apk" (without quotes) hope this helps. pm me if you need help setting up adb
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thanks ill give it a try, i thought you had to be rooted for this.

As far as i know, you don't need to be rooted to use this command. The sdk was origonally developed for development purposes, not rooting. So it makes sense that you would be able to use it (or most of it) while un rooted.
Did it work?

i dont hink the AOSP items i wanted to push are going to work, but i did however try the adb install and it worked great. Thanks for the assist.

ldc2335 said:
i dont hink the AOSP items i wanted to push are going to work, but i did however try the adb install and it worked great. Thanks for the assist.
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You can also try android commander it does the same thing with a host of other options like pulling files off your phone. rebooting your phone/boot to bootloader/boot to recovery and more. Check it out its called android commander

[Q] Reinstall Music App

So I just installed the Kingdom Rewind RLS1.7 and I noticed that there is a bug where the stock music app doesn't allow you to fast scroll through the different letters. So my question is this... Is there a way to install a different version of the app and keep the same ROM?

Has anyone else had this HTC Music scrolling problem? It seems really glitchy sometimes. Also, I have tried copying the HtcMusic.apk from other ROMs and then installing it over the top of my current ROM but to no avail. Any help?

How did you install it? I find it sometimes works to install system apps by booting into recovery, then connect your Dinc to your computer and do an adb push to system/apps, then reboot.

I just did it through RootExplorer. I have never tried the adb push way of doing it. Would I need to download the Android SDK to do that?

kageska said:
I just did it through RootExplorer. I have never tried the adb push way of doing it. Would I need to download the Android SDK to do that?
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Yeah, you need the SDK http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and be familiar with command line to make it work

TheWhiteBandito said:
Yeah, you need the SDK http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and be familiar with command line to make it work
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Thanks. I should be able to figure it out!

[Q] Sandvold freezing at boot

I am using Sandvold's ROM but, starting from some days ago, I encountered a big problem: during startup, my Desire freezes and cannot terminate the boot sequence. Even a nandroid restore is not able to fix it: I have to factory reset the device and, after that, restore works. I haven't changed anything, I don't know what could cause this problem, which is very annoying.
I use the latest version, 0.18.2.1.
What could I do?

I'm using the same version of the ROM and for a while now it has been randomly freezing up and I have to physically remove the battery to be able to restart it, after which it resets the date back to January 1980.
Today it froze up and it is also stuck in a boot loop. Tried wiping the dalvik cache and that didn't work so I'll do the factory reset like you suggest. I don't really want to have to switch back to a GB ROM though as I really like ICS.

Same problem here, the problem started when I rebooted today. Running sandvold 0.18.1.
After some digging I could identify a rough source of the problem, but I'm not Android guru, so it will take somebody more experienced than me to figure this out. Essentially, what happens, is that the system_server goes into a loop and keeps on crashing and getting restarted. I've attached the logcat for the gurus.
I'll try reinstalling and possibly wiping to see if that helps.

Just a quick followup, I had to do a full wipe to get back to working order. Attached is a comparison logcat. I don't really understand how Android boots, so I would kindly ask the more knowledgeable devs to have a quick look. Thanks!

After setting the phone up and rebooting, the problem is back again. Seems like there is a time/date-related bomb in sandvold 0.18.

The same problem at 0.18.2.1.
As much as I found it works (is able to survive reboot) until any soft from Google Play was installed.
After that it has a bootloop on reboot.
Actually I didn't try to install anything from .apk so it can be related to the installation process itself.
Also the same problem has 0.17.1.1 (I don't сheck all versions, just the last ones of majors).
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0.16.1 - the same problem.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Wipe and install ICS
2. Add google account (at that point the phone still survives a reboot nicely)
3. Install any soft from Play
4. Reboot and enjoy the bootloop
Add: update of an existing soft from Play still causes a bootloop.

dietwice said:
The same problem at 0.18.2.1.
As much as I found it works (is able to survive reboot) until any soft from Google Play was installed.
After that it has a bootloop on reboot.
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Someone with posting privileges should report this problem in the developer's forum...

roberto.zanasi said:
Someone with posting privileges should report this problem in the developer's forum...
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SOLVED there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355660&page=1661
Briefly:
0. Make sure you have adb and phone drivers so you can connect to the phone from computer via "adb shell"
1. Google for Vending-3.8.15.noupdate.norestrictions.apk, download it, rename to Vending.apk, place to sd card
2. Reboot into Recovery mode, use menu to mount "system" and "sdcard"
3. Run "adb shell" on computer
# cd /system/app
# ls
You should see Vending.apk somewhere in the list
This will delete the broken Play Store app
# rm Vending.apk
# rm -r com.android.vending
# rm -r com.android.vending.updater
Settle the correct Play Store app (assuming you placed the downloaded Vending.apk to the root folder of sd card)
# cp /sdcard/Vending.apk /system/app/
4. Clear Dalvik cache
5. Profit!
Now reboot and enjoy the regular booting.
Also you can use the Play Store to install applications.

dietwice said:
SOLVED there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355660&page=1661
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Thank you!
I was trying to see if the same method could be performed with the terminal emulator (I haven't installed the sdk, so I don't have adb), when I realized that the superuser app is broken, too. The "su" command in terminal isn't working, as the superuser app stops.

roberto.zanasi said:
Thank you!
I was trying to see if the same method could be performed with the terminal emulator (I haven't installed the sdk, so I don't have adb), when I realized that the superuser app is broken, too. The "su" command in terminal isn't working, as the superuser app stops.
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I also tried to do this via Terminal, and my "su" is ok.
But it doesn't work.
It looks like commands are being executed successfully, but it in fact they aren't.

Same problem for me...I'll try to fix it following your help!!! I let you know!!
It work, but I'm not able to "install" the edit Play Store downloaded!!! Reboot work, but no Play Store present among my applications!!!
I find com.process.vending in my application list, but it's a grey icon whit the small sd symbol!
I'll try again to uninstall it!

I have the same problem but, when I tried to use the dietwice's method, I found only the Vending.apk on /system/app folder. So I removed it, replaced with the Vending.apk file downloaded and I continued to follow the method and then I rebooted the phone.
The boot loop is present also after this, so I'd like to know if the fact that I didn't found com.android.vending and com.android.vending.updater is a signal that something was wrong even before applying the dietwice's method.
Someone can answer to my question, please?

I have the same problem as freakymonkey. Any Ideas?

gartenriese said:
I have the same problem as freakymonkey. Any Ideas?
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I have flashed the ROM again from ClockworkMod recovery and, first to make the reboot, I used the dietwice's method and everything went OK! :good:
On the first boot something went wrong with synchronization with my gmail account, but after a reboot (without boot loop) everything worked fine.

I restored everything but sd-ext and it (re)booted fine, so it has something to do with that. Maybe some Google Play Store data is still on there? How can I get rid of these?
EDIT: Ok, I found some files, will try to delete them tomorrow.

Following the main Sandvold discussion, I've FIXED it!!!!
At the end of the procedure, I needed to do "adb uninstall com.android.vending" and then reboot.
I've Play Store back! )))
dietwice said:
SOLVED there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355660&page=1661
Briefly:
0. Make sure you have adb and phone drivers so you can connect to the phone from computer via "adb shell"
1. Google for Vending-3.8.15.noupdate.norestrictions.apk, download it, rename to Vending.apk, place to sd card
2. Reboot into Recovery mode, use menu to mount "system" and "sdcard"
3. Run "adb shell" on computer
# cd /system/app
# ls
You should see Vending.apk somewhere in the list
This will delete the broken Play Store app
# rm Vending.apk
# rm -r com.android.vending
# rm -r com.android.vending.updater
Settle the correct Play Store app (assuming you placed the downloaded Vending.apk to the root folder of sd card)
# cp /sdcard/Vending.apk /system/app/
4. Clear Dalvik cache
5. Profit!
Now reboot and enjoy the regular booting.
Also you can use the Play Store to install applications.
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matteo.rek said:
Following the main Sandvold discussion, I've FIXED it!!!!
At the end of the procedure, I needed to do "adb uninstall com.android.vending" and then reboot.
I've Play Store back! )))
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I have been unable to get the Play Store back on my HTC Desire. I have followed the above steps exactly but no shortcut appears on the applications screen.
I have tried wiping the dalvik cache, even did a fresh install of ICS Sandvold Rom but no luck.
Could it be because of the default a2sd?
Any assistance much appreciated guys